San Francisco sues state over marriages
San Francisco filed a suit challenging California’s ban on same sex marriage after issuing more than 2800 licenses. City seeks consolidation of related cases and asks a judge to rule that several Family Code sections violate equal protection and due process. The move follows reactions from Mayor Newsom and various legal groups.
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Superior Court
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Guilty plea in 1997 kidnap murder case in Litchfield
Alan Walter Jr., 25, pleaded guilty to the murder of 13 year old Maryann Measles in a plea deal that spares the death penalty and seeks a life sentence. He also admitted to five related charges including kidnapping and conspiracy to commit sexual assault. The case is the first among eight suspects to be resolved. Utah Senate moves toward injection only execution by banning firing squads. bill heads back to House amid debate over heroic framing for criminals.
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Litchfield
Alan Walter Jr
Walter
Maryann Measles
Utah
Senate
House
Ron Allen
Prison guard tied to murder for hire plot with inmate
Linda Brock a 43 year old prison guard was arrested at Corcoran State Prison after investigators say she conspired with an inmate to hire someone to murder her husband. Detectives found more than a pound of marijuana and seven ounces of heroin at her home amid charges including solicitation of murder sex with an inmate conspiracy to commit a crime and offering to distribute a controlled substance.
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Linda Brock
Corcoran State Prison
Brock
Kings County
Dist
Atty
Patrick Hart
Daley backs same sex unions in personal view
Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley affirmed support for same sex marriages as a personal opinion during a public session, saying he has no problem with Cook County issuing licenses to gay and lesbian couples. He stressed marriage has been undermined by divorce and denied blaming the LGBT community.
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Chicago
Richard M. Daley
Cook County
Daley
U.S
San Francisco
Women make slow gains in appointed government roles
A university study shows women held 29.8 percent of governor appointed leadership posts in 1999 rising to 35 percent in 2001 and then falling to 32 percent in 2003. Massachusetts led with 50 percent, New Hampshire 15.2 percent, with five states near population parity. Clinton criticizes slow progress and pay gap.
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Florida
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
U.S
Hillary Rodham Clinton
State rankings show limited women in top governor posts
Kansas led by 39.3 percent for women in state leadership posts in 2003, sixth place, up from 19th in 2001. New York ranked 32nd at 30.8 percent. California 24th at 32.4. Texas 28th at 30.9. Top staff adviser positions shrank about 16 percent 2001 to 2003, contributing to declines in women’s reach. Eight states have women governors, five Democrats and three Republicans. Barbara Zaron notes women remain underrepresented in power roles across society.
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Clinton
New York
California
Texas
Barbara Zaron
Organization of New York State Management Confidential
Bystander killed as Mardi Gras parade gunfire breaks out
Gunfire among Krewe of Muses spectators killed a 20 year old woman and wounded three others. Four teens, Adrian Norris Alvin Wilson Ray Smith and a 15 year old boy, were arrested on murder and attempted murder charges. Police recovered two guns and multiple shell casings as officers quickly responded near the parade route in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Defillo
Adrian Norris
Alvin Wilson
Ray Smith
Krewe of Muses
St. Charles Avenue
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